The Republic of Ireland play Bulgaria on Tuesday night in Dublin in a friendly, and it will be a chance for some players – such as John Egan and James Collins – to make their mark for the national team. Since Mick McCarthy returned to the Ireland job, he has largely picked the same starting line-ups, but Tuesday’s match at …
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Irish striker James Collins netted on his Championship debut on Friday night as Luton Town rescued a dramatic 3-3 against Middlesbrough. Collins, who was the top scorer in last season’s League One, had never played in the second tier despite being prolific in the lower leagues, however the 28-year old impressed for The Hatters in their first game in the …
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Luton Town striker, James Collins picked up the League One Player of the Season award last night at the English Football League Awards ceremony London’s Grosvenor Hotel. The former Ireland u21 striker was nominated for the award alongside Irish international Aidan McGeady who’s been plying his trade at Sunderland and John Marquis of Doncaster Rovers. However, it was Collins who …
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There was a time when 28-year old Luton striker James Collins thought he would never don the green of Ireland again. Twelve caps and three goals at U21s level, Collins has not played for his country since 2012 as a part of Noel King’s side. Since then he has been plying his craft in the lower leagues of England, scoring …
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Mick McCarthy has been discussing the attacking options he has selected in his final 23-man Irish squad as Luton Town striker James Collins is included for the first time. The new Irish boss selected five strikers for the start of the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Gibraltar and Georgia but Portsmouth’s Ronan Curtis has left the squad through injury. One man …
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Mick McCarthy has outlined his reasoning behind selecting uncapped strikers Padraig Amond and James Collins in his first provisional Irish squad, despite the pair playing in the third and fourth tier respectively. Neither Collins nor Amond has ever been included in an Irish squad before, but the duo has been in excellent goalscoring form for their clubs this season. Collins …
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On Thursday, Mick McCarthy named his provisional 38-man squad ahead of Ireland’s games against Gibraltar and Georgia at the end of March. One name who stood out to many was the inclusion of 28-year old Luton Town striker James Collins, a player who has yet to receive a cap for the Boys in Green. Collins’ form, which has seen him …
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Sunderland’s first goal in over 700 minutes of Premier League football came in very unusual circumstances. David Moyes’ side look destined for relegation to the Championship at the end of the season, though their Premier League encounter against West Ham has at least been showing signs of life in the Black Cats. Having fallen behind in the first five minutes …
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MK Dons midfielder Samir Carruthers didn’t exactly have the best of days at Cheltenham yesterday. The former Republic of Ireland under-21 international made the front pages of several newspapers this morning after appearing to urinate into a pint glass in the corporate box at the annual racing festival before an accomplice, Northampton Town striker James Collins, threw the contents from the …
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West Ham United have some major injury worries to contend with as they look to reignite their European dreams against Manchester United today. Defenders James Collins and Winston Reid are definitely out, giving Manchester United the initiative as they aim to make it three wins in a row. It’s not only his defence which Sam Allardyce must worry about heading into …
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